Search Results - "Mba‐Wright, Mark"

More than ethanol: a techno‐economic analysis of a corn stover‐ethanol biorefinery integrated with a hydrothermal liquefaction process to convert lignin into biochemicals by Bbosa, Denis, Mba‐Wright, Mark, Brown, Robert C.

“…High‐value chemicals from lignin could increase the profitability of lignocellulosic biorefineries. Besides lignin from the paper and pulp industry, ethanol…”
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Techno‐economic and life cycle analysis of renewable natural gas derived from anaerobic digestion of grassy biomass: A US Corn Belt watershed case study by Olafasakin, Olumide, Audia, Ellen M., Mba‐Wright, Mark, Tyndall, John C., Schulte, Lisa A.

“…Restoring native grassland vegetation can substantially improve ecosystem service outcomes from agricultural watersheds, but profitable pathways are needed to…”
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Techno-economic and environmental impact assessment of using corn stover biochar for manure derived renewable natural gas production by Mosleh Uddin, Md, Wen, Zhiyou, Mba Wright, Mark

“…•A TEA and LCA of biochar-enhanced anaerobic digestion was conducted.•Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis identified key parameters of the process.•Costs of…”
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Techno-Economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Hydroxylamine Eco-Manufacturing via Wastewater Electrochemical Reduction by Mosalpuri, Manish, Li, Wenzhen, Mba Wright, Mark

“…There is a growing need to develop novel technologies that reduce reactive nitrogen concentrations in wastewater streams and decrease our reliance on fossil…”
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The Economic and Environmental Case for Cattle Manure and Prairie Grass-Derived Sustainable Aviation Fuel by Dubey, Pallavi, Schulte, Lisa A., Mba Wright, Mark

“…The aviation sector faces a significant challenge in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve net-zero global CO2 emissions by 2050. Sustainable…”
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A novel optimization approach to estimating kinetic parameters of the enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover by Qi, Fenglei, Mba Wright, Mark

“…Enzymatic hydrolysis is an integral step in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol. The conversion of cellulose to fermentable sugars in the…”
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Machine Learning Reduced Order Model for Cost and Emission Assessment of a Pyrolysis System by Olafasakin, Olumide, Chang, Yahan, Passalacqua, Alberto, Subramaniam, Shankar, Brown, Robert C, Mba Wright, Mark

“…Biomass pyrolysis is a promising approach for producing economic and environmentally friendly fuels and bioproducts. Biomass pyrolysis experiments show that…”
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Numerical study of particle mixing in a lab-scale screw mixer using the discrete element method by Qi, Fenglei, Heindel, Theodore J., Wright, Mark Mba

“…This study employs the discrete element method (DEM) to simulate particulate flow and investigate mixing performance of a lab-scale double screw mixer. The…”
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Ultra-Low Carbon Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants through Bio-Oil Co-Firing and Biochar Sequestration by Dang, Qi, Mba Wright, Mark, Brown, Robert C

“…This study investigates a novel strategy of reducing carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants through co-firing bio-oil and sequestering biochar in…”
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Rare-Earth Elements Recovery from Electronic Waste: Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Analysis by Sanchez Moran, Esther, Prodius, Denis, Nlebedim, Ikenna C., Mba Wright, Mark

“…Rare-earth elements (REE) possess unique magnetic, luminescent, and catalytic properties, making them key resources for diverse applications. They are critical…”
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Hydrocarbon and Ammonia Production from Catalytic Pyrolysis of Sewage Sludge with Acid Pretreatment by Liu, Guangyi, Mba Wright, Mark, Zhao, Qingliang, Brown, Robert C

“…Sewage sludge is the major byproduct generated in wastewater treatment plants and a potential resource for biofuel production. This study investigated the…”
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A lignin-first strategy to recover hydroxycinnamic acids and improve cellulosic ethanol production from corn stover by Johnston, Patrick A., Zhou, Haoqin, Aui, Alvina, Wright, Mark Mba, Wen, Zhiyou, Brown, Robert C.

“…The goal of this research is to develop a partial delignification process for corn stover that simultaneously improves accessibility of enzymes to cellulose…”
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Lifecycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from corncob ethanol in China by Wang, Yu, Cheng, Ming‐Hsun, Wright, Mark Mba

“…Converting corncobs into fuel ethanol is different from converting stover because cobs have higher hemicellulose and lower lignin than stover. Current research…”
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Life Cycle Inventory Availability: Status and Prospects for Leveraging New Technologies by Mba Wright, Mark, Tan, Eric C. D., Tu, Qingshi, Martins, Antonio, Parvatker, Abhijeet G., Yao, Yuan, Sunol, Aydin, Smith, Raymond L.

“…The demand for life cycle assessments (LCA) is growing rapidly, which leads to an increasing demand of life cycle inventory (LCI) data. While the LCA community…”
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Investigating the Impacts of Feedstock Variability on a Carbon-Negative Autothermal Pyrolysis System Using Machine Learning by Ganguly, Arna, Brown, Robert C., Wright, Mark Mba

“…Feedstock properties impact the economic feasibility and sustainability of biorefinery systems. Scientists have developed pyrolysis kinetics, process, and…”
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Carbon negative transportation fuels – A techno-economic-environmental analysis of biomass pathways for transportation by Jasper, Micah, Rafati, Navid, Schimmel, Keith, Shahbazi, Abolghasem, Li, Fanxing, Mba-Wright, Mark, Wang, Lijun

“…[Display omitted] Global warming and fossil fuel depletion have necessitated alternative sources of energy. Biomass is a promising fuel source because it is…”
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Commentary on 'Current economic obstacles to biochar use in agriculture and climate change mitigation' regarding uncertainty, context-specificity and alternative value sources by Fidel, Rivka, Archontoulis, Sotirios, Babcock, Bruce, Brown, Robert C., Dokoohaki, Hamzeh, Hayes, Dermot, Laird, David A., Miguez, Fernando, Wright, Mark Mba

“…A recent study in Carbon Management, by Bach et al., argues that biochar amendments' positive impacts on crop yields and soil carbon sequestration have been…”
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A DEM modeling of biomass fast pyrolysis in a double auger reactor by Qi, Fenglei, Wright, Mark Mba

“…•An extended DEM approach is developed for modeling biomass fast pyrolysis.•An adaptive time step for kinetics integration is proven to save computational…”
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Particle scale modeling of heat transfer in granular flows in a double screw reactor by Qi, Fenglei, Wright, Mark Mba

“…Heat transfer in granular flows plays an important role in particulate material processing such as food production, pharmaceuticals and biorenewable energy…”
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Techno-economic and greenhouse gas emission analysis of dimethyl ether production via the bi-reforming pathway for transportation fuel by Uddin, Md Mosleh, Simson, Amanda, Wright, Mark Mba

“…This study describes the techno-economic analysis (TEA) of Dimethyl ether (DME) production via methanol dehydration where methanol is synthesized through…”
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